Ok here's a sort of off the wall question:
I'm looking at a 6.9 that has been laid up (for unknown reasons) for the better part of 25 years.....or since 1992....
It hasn't be started, run or otherwise touched in that time and has been stored, covered, outside.
Christ....where do I even begin with it?
Obviously before I crank it over I would do the requisite mystery oil in the cylinders, draining and replacing all fluids, dropping the fuel tank, fuel filter, pumps, all of that.
But not knowing why or how it was parked is the difficult part. My plan is to tow the car to my home shop to do the tear down, but is there anything specific that I should be looking for??
My experience with 6.9s is just about ZERO, but I have been a Benz wrench turner for most of my adult life and I'm fairly capable. Fairly.....but I know when to call in the pros!
I'm looking at a 6.9 that has been laid up (for unknown reasons) for the better part of 25 years.....or since 1992....
It hasn't be started, run or otherwise touched in that time and has been stored, covered, outside.
Christ....where do I even begin with it?
Obviously before I crank it over I would do the requisite mystery oil in the cylinders, draining and replacing all fluids, dropping the fuel tank, fuel filter, pumps, all of that.
But not knowing why or how it was parked is the difficult part. My plan is to tow the car to my home shop to do the tear down, but is there anything specific that I should be looking for??
My experience with 6.9s is just about ZERO, but I have been a Benz wrench turner for most of my adult life and I'm fairly capable. Fairly.....but I know when to call in the pros!